Old wash boards decor ideas

In January, I was contacted by email by a Wall Street Journal reporter. To be honest, at first I thought it could be spam. I called the ph...

Washboards and Ideas - I love wash boards! They have so many uses! Usually I just clean them up and send them back out the door but when the odd one comes in th…

I bought this old washboard, from the 1930's at a local shop. The

In 2015, I removed the legs from an old wooden ironing board , painted it with chalk paint and hung it on the door between my laundry ...

Washboards are fun decor pieces! See 6 washboard upcycled/repurposed projects with paint and stencils. #washboard #laundryroom #upcycle #repurpose #stencil #decortransfer

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Washboards originated as a way to more easily wash clothes. You would use a large wash tub, a washboard, and some type of laundry soap. It was a hard way of washing clothes, but was easier than having to take the clothes to a stream and use rocks. Using washboards for washing clothes is nearly obsolete in our country, but washboards still have many uses and make great decor items. Some people use smaller washboards for washing delicate laundry items such as lingerie and a utility sink. Here…